Author Archives: Bill Jourdain

About Bill Jourdain

Bill is the host of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast. Learn more about Bill in the "About Bill" page to this site.

The “Golden Age of Comic Books Bowl”

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

It seems that the college bowl games of old are now named after their chief sponsors, so why not have the “Golden Age of Comic Books Bowl”!  Well, I don’t have the budget of the Fortune 500 companies whose names … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from the Golden Age of Comic Books!

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

It’s time for the celebration of Christmas at the Golden Age of Comic Books Blog and Podcast!  I hope that you and yours have a wonderful Holiday Season, and that your time is spent with family and friends.  Here are a … Continue reading →

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Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast #65 – Fifth Annual Christmas Episode!

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

Merry Christmas from the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast and welcome to our fifth annual Christmas episode! For Christmas 2009, we tell the story of  “Captain Marvel and the Plot Against Christmas” from Captain Marvel Adventures #42 (January 1945). In … Continue reading →

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Golden Age Reprint Round Up – Marvel and DC Classics & WWII Paper Drives

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

Just in time for your last minute Christmas shopping, Marvel and DC have published two first class Golden Age reprint volumes. Last week, Marvel presented Marvel Masterworks, Golden Age Sub-Mariner Volume 3.  This hardback edition features the entire contents of … Continue reading →

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Christmas Covers, Revisited, Part 2

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

Yes, Virginia, even Christmas covers with Santa Claus get swiped!  As I noted last year in a post showcasing DC’s earliest Christmas covers, one of the best know “Christmas cover swipes” is Al Feldstein’s swipe of Vince Sullivan’s cover to … Continue reading →

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